Use Lenz's law to explore what happens when an electromagnet is activated a short distance from a wire loop. Note, an electromagnet is a solenoid with a magnetic material inside its core. In this case, the magnetic material is iron, whose magnetic polarization amplifies the external magnetic field produced by the solenoid. You will need to use the right-hand rule to find the direction of the induced current.

By Lenz's law, for, coils, if he North pole is activated on the electromagnet, the pole on the side of the coil closest to the electromagnet will be a North pole and the flow of the current will be counter clockwise

Explanation:

Lenz's law states that where a changing magnetic field induces an electric current in a solenoid, the magnetic field that is produced by the coil opposes the initial activation of the electromagnet in the solenoid

By Flamings right hand rule, we have;

When the thumb points in the direction of motion of the conductor relative to the field

The first finger points in the direction of the magnetic field
The second finger points in the direction of the induced emf

Therefore, by Lenz's law, for, coils, if he North pole is activated on the electromagnet, the pole on the side of the coil closest to the electromagnet will be a North pole and the flow of the current will be counter clockwise.